Always good to have an endorsement by the leader of the free world!
The video is from the Chicago 2016 Olympic event at the White House in 2010.
Fencing in the Schools is launching programs with 1500+ students in 6 Harlem schools and we want to help make fencing a regular part of Physical Education in America to help kids lead healthier lives, to instill Olympic ideals and improve educational opportunities.
If you’d like to support us: http://www.crowdrise.com/fencingintheschools2013
Post a picture of yourself watching Fencing Masters to FB or Twitter and I’ll send you a T-Shirt when I’m back from the Olympics!
On Universal Sports Network:
Thursday 7/19 @ 7:30pm — already aired.
Friday 7/20 @ 12:30 AM ET
Friday 7/20 @ 11:00 AM ET
Tuesday 7/24 @ 7:00 PM ET
Wednesday 7/25 @ 12:30 PM ET
On SportsNet NY (network of NY METS on in NY, NJ, Philly, CT)
Saturday, July 21st – 12:00p
Sunday, July 22nd – 8:30a
Sunday, July 22nd – 1:00p
Dear Friends,
Please SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 for Fencing Masters: Kick-Off to London 2012! In a few weeks, we’ll be launching the website and tickets will go on-sale then along with addition information about the event!
The quick 411: Fencing Masters: Kick-Off to London 2012 will be a foil, epee and saber competition featuring the London 2012 US Olympic Team competing against some of the best athletes in the world in a benefit for Fencing-in-the-Schools and the US Olympic Fencing Team.
Help us spread the word and thank you for your support!
Tim
Here is a fish eye (thanks Jonny!) picture of the fencing venue for the London 2012 Olympics.
What do you think?
If the whole Olympic Fencing Thing Doesn’t Work out…
I’ve lined up another lucrative career to replace it.
Here is a picture of Lucy Liu fencing in a photos shoot she did before the Beijing Olympics. You can catch her trying other sports including boxing, archery and gymnastics in the below link.
What do you think?
http://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/2008/08/05/fashion-meets-olympics-featuring-lucy-liu/
To View The Whole Album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2103545&id=9804644&l=ff27de1abd
Moscow, Russia – Tim Morehouse, 31, led US fencers today at the Moscow Saber Fencing World Cup with an 11th place finish out of 121 competitors. The rest of the US team, Daryl Homer, James Williams, Ben Igoe, Mike Etropolski and Jeff Spear were each eliminated in the round of 64.
Morehouse defeated Kuksa (UKR) 15-9 in the round of 64, Kuniusz (POL) 15-7 in the round of 32 before falling to Tricarico (ITA) 13-15 in the match to make the top-8. Daryl Homer lost 13-15 to Samelle (ITA), Williams lost 11-15 with Kosikov, Etropolski lost 11-15 to Limbach (GER), Spear lost 5-15 to Lopez (FRA) and Igoe lost 10-15 to Szalgy (HUN).
Zsolt Nemscik (HUN) captured the gold over Oh (KOR). 3rd place was Samelle (ITA) and Dumetrescus (ROM).
This was coach Yury Gelman’s first international tournament since the Beijing Olympics. He has been absent battling cancer and he is now 100% healthy and back to his full-time coaching responsibilities.
The US fencers are back in action tomorrow in the team event against Germany in the round of 16.
